OK with the food / water / survival posts recently I have another question I'm hoping to get some good feedback on....I'd like to buy some silver and gold.
Not as an investment - I'd rather put my $ in R.E. for that.
But I want to have a few months' expenses stowed away in case of emergency. I don't want to have cash because I'm becoming relatively convinced that there is ugly inflation coming and holders of a lot of cash are going to take a beating. But I do want an inflation protected, relatively liquid savings that I can see and touch.
Any advice on the most secure and economical way to purchase coins & bullion that are actually delivered or shipped to you?
If you are talking about a dooms day scenario, I'm not sure that any physical precious metal is the answer. Maybe some, but you need something that can be easily exchanged. The best thing to do is stock on tangible things that become extremely desirable at time of despair. Fuel, food, water, ammo, soap, etc.
In the dooms day scenario, people wouldn't care about gold - they cannot eat it, drink it or heat with it...
Gold broke new records today. 1088.00. This was on top of a strong dollar day (relatively speaking).
One reason the gold price has remain suppressed over the years: Concerns that the IMF will follow through on selling 400 tonnes of gold. The IMF has been claiming it was going to sell this amount for a while. The fear is that this sale will cause the gold market to be flooded and crash.
Well, the IMF went through with it. India snapped up 200 tonnes just like that. They got to it before China. 200 tonnes left, and it doesn't seem like it will even touch the open market. Investors noticed and there was a 30.00 spike in price today. Central Bankers are buying the IMF gold up.
There may be a chance that the gold price in fiat dollars may show it's true colors to the public, even before a currency crisis manifests on main street.
Disclaimer: Long Gold
Dang you Matty!! If you'd have told me sooner, maybe I could've added a ton to my existing gold supply!! Rich
Just a thought for you Doomsday Guys:
If it really goes down, the things of value you are stockpiling had better be portable. You might be abandoning everything you can't carry. Unless, of course, you already live in a town with a population of 250 in the foothills of Colorado. You'd probbaly sit tight there.
I''ve held GLD for a couple of years now and it's done very well, obviously. I'm not that concerned about owning paper gold. I''ve read the rumors on some online sites about the tungsten in the vaults and I think it's just paranoia and hogwash. Owning physical gold has it's own risks and hassles.
As far as I'm concerned, the reason to own gold right now is to make money, not for a doomsday scenario.
Good points Matty, but I still think the main risk of gold is it's volatility. As for the tax, how high can they go, the capital gains tax on precious metals is already pretty high.
Does anyone know what happened in Argentina in regards to gold policies back in the '90s? I believe Argentina went through a period of hyperinflation.